The King and Queen of all quizzes!
What do you get when you merge Japanese psychology, the Rorschach inkblot test, a sprinkle of Jungian psychology, and the Tarot all together? Well … you’ll find out! (But I can guarantee that it’s probably one of the weirdest tests you’ll ever take.)
What is the Subconscious Mind?
Your subconscious mind can be compared to an inner basement in which all of the material not currently inhabiting your conscious awareness is stored.
Every memory, skill, experience, feeling, thought, and forgotten or subliminal piece of information is housed in your subconscious mind. It is this powerful part of your brain that carries out actions on autopilot, delivers intuitive and instinctual information, and predetermines how you will act in any given situation.
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Your subconscious mind is also where unresolved or suppressed feelings, desires, and ideas dwell, and is therefore where your shadow (or the rejected parts of yourself) can lurk. For this reason, shadow work is one of the most powerful ways of exploring your subconscious mind and freeing it of any weight it may be carrying.
You can see our popular and highly rated Shadow Work Journal for a deep guided way to explore this hidden part of you.
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
The subconscious mind for most people is a total mystery. Yet science has proven that a large percentage of our feelings, thoughts, and major life decisions are based on the impulses arising from this strange realm.
Your subconscious mind influences everything from the partner you choose, to the jobs you take on, personas you adopt, addictions you develop, and aspirations you have in life. The craziest thing is that often we aren’t even aware of the impact that our subconscious mind has on us.
As I pointed out above, there is also another darker side to the subconscious mind: it is the place where we often hide or suppress the emotions that we don’t want to face. Mind you, not everything buried in the subconscious mind is negative – there can be brilliantly creative and joyful elements within it as well – but some of what the subconscious contains can feel quite strange or confronting.
In this test, you’re presented with the possibility to learn either positive or negative qualities about yourself, and receiving either is neither right nor wrong, it just is.
Subconscious Mind Test
After receiving your answer in this test, please reflect on any reactions you might have. Do you feel shocked, angry or defensive? If so, consider that these reactions might be defense mechanisms.
Defense mechanisms are like inner walls that immediately go up whenever we touch on an inconvenient (or painful) truth. Again, you can check out our Shadow Work Journal or even our Shadow & Light membership for more ongoing guidance.
Also, don’t take the answer you receive as a certainty. See it instead as a possibility. As with any quiz, accuracy can’t be 100% guaranteed (but we’ve tried our best!).
So have fun with this subconscious mind test, and don’t forget to share your results (if you’re so inclined)!
Oh yes:
P.S. Why is the Tarot included in this test? Most people have false assumptions about the tarot. The dominant belief is that the tarot is some kind of hocus-pocus fortune telling gimmick. This is far from the truth. Yes, the tarot can be used by modern bejeweled “gypsy fortune tellers” to make grandiose predictions. But most genuine tarot readers in this day and age believe that no path is set in stone. We are in charge of our destiny. The Tarot is a powerful psychological tool that reveals your unconscious desires, needs, thoughts, gifts, and aspirations. In short, the Tarot is a powerful tool for exploring your unconscious mind. The deck used in this test is one that I personally use and recommend called The Smith-Waite Tarot Centennial Edition Deck.
We’ve also created questions inspired from the book ‘Kokology’ created by University professors Isamu Saito and Tadahiko Nagao.
On to the test!
What did you get?
Share your results below!
I crave wanting the need to beloved i dont feel loved and crave it i need someone to love me si i have a purpos in life
Works. Letting go even the concept of hope is definitely going to be installed in my cognition. Thanks
Fear.
You are a gentle, empathetic, and considerate soul who cares a great deal about other people. However, something is lurking within the depths of your subconscious, and that force is fear.
Fear can manifest in countless shapes and forms. It can emerge as an obsessive compulsion, an addiction, repetitive nightmares, generalized anxiety, unwillingness to take risks, fear of other people, clinging to toxic relationships, avoidance, the need for control … and countless other expressions.
Deep down, you are terrified of something, and it is eating you up. What are you afraid of? Who is the Lord or Lady of your Underworld?
Love.
I’m a 17-year old male. A period of intense physical illness and mental stress had forced me into a spiritual awakening not long ago. I was forced to confront all my buried emotions.
During my childhood and earlier teens, I was relentlessly bullied, judged and ostracised for who I was. Everything from my linguistic identity to my introversion and my deep thinking and feeling (I’m an HSP INTJ, which makes me both a deep thinker and a deep feeler) were picked on and made fun of. This forced me to build walls around myself without even realising it. I became more untrusting and irritable. I hid myself behind them. I tried to become “more rational” and suppress my deep feeling, only for it to backfire miserably. Now, I calmly accept the duality between both sides of my personality and have been striving to achieve more balance, starting with practising more self-love and self-acceptance (I do, however, recognise the fine line between self-love and self-coddling).
The physical illness I talked about earlier was due to my neglect of my own health, and the mental stress was due to the suppression of my emotions. I am now making progress in achieving the balance I had lost.
At the same time, my yearning for a love with absolutely no strings attached has been constantly deepening. As someone born in a Hindu household, I had read about the love between Shiva and Parvati, but it feels more personal to me on re-reading it now. The archetype of Shiva is deeply inspiring to me, and, to be frank, I think I love like him. Either all in, or all out.
(Wow, this is long!)
You are wise for 17. I see a lot of my own journey reflected in yours, only I’m much older. Thank you for sharing. I feel less alone. (I also got Love as a result, b.t.w.)
I got isolation
Thank you for sharing 💜
I got sadness.
Sadness-
You are a wise soul who has seen and experienced a lot in life. The answers you selected in this test indicate that you are carrying a lot of sadness inside.
Do you tend to feel depressed for no reason? Does your mind tend to ruminate and struggle to let go of the past? Are you a melancholic person who tends to see life in a pessimistic way?
Grief is a powerful emotion that can be overwhelming, which is why it is often suppressed and hidden within the subconscious mind until we can better handle it.
If you are struggling with unresolved grief, you will feel like life has lost its spark and playfulness. Many things in life may feel grey and dull. Excitement and anticipation for the future may disappear. Boredom, apathy, and even numbness may set in.
Something in your life is unresolved. And it is eating away at you. What could it be? You subconsciously feel like a part of you has gone missing – perhaps the death of a loved one, a divorce or breakup, or a spiritual crisis has led to this heavy-heartedness.
To resolve this sadness or grief, you need to be willing to face these emotions in a safe environment. If you are unable to share them with those around you, perhaps seek out a therapist, local support group, or even an online counselor. It’s time to reach out to others and give your heart the space to heal. In the meantime, do your best to offer yourself some self-love.
Hugs 🤗
I got Love ❤️…
Love. To me love is always the answer.
Hello everyone I am not at all surprised by my results I got Isolation.
WOW!! It seems so right that I crave Love. I have always craved affection and been a people pleaser